Café Daughter
Café Daughter
In a small Saskatchewan town in the 1960s, Yvette Wong, a young girl of Chinese and Cree heritage, struggles with her Indigenous identity amidst family tragedy in this coming-of-age film directed by Mohawk artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro. Yvette’s mother, Katherine, discourages her from embracing her Cree identity, so she explores it in secret. As she learns more about herself and her Indigenous heritage, Yvette finds a friend in Maggie Wolf, who embraces being part Mi’kmaq and encourages Yvette to be proud of being Cree. When her classmates learn about her Cree ancestry, Yvette encounters the realities of being Indigenous, facing prejudice with pride and holding fast to her dream of becoming a doctor. Café Daughter is inspired by true events and based on Kenneth T. Williams’ play of the same name.
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Dylan Cook
as Peter Horseknife
William C. Cole
as Dr. Thompson
Violah Beauvais
as Yvette Wong (9)
Billy Merasty
as Amos Horseknife
John Clifford Talbot
as Customer
Chris Farquhar
as Mr. Adams
Edna Manitowabi
as Kokum Mary
Joanne Boland
as Miss Scott
Star Slade
as Yvette Wong (16)
Sera-Lys McArthur
as Katherine Wong
Julian Young
as Carl Wong (18)
Blair Lamora
as Doris Horseknife
Carrie Schiffler
as Customer's Wife
Zachary Cox
as Tommy Churchill